2018–19 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2018–19 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record16–15 (11–7 MAAC)
Head coach
  • Baker Dunleavy (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Pecora
  • Shaun Morris
  • Dalip Bhatia
Home arenaPeople's United Center
Seasons
2018–19 MAAC men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona † 12 – 6   .667 17 – 16   .515
Canisius 11 – 7   .611 15 – 17   .469
Quinnipiac 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
Rider 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
Siena 11 – 7   .611 17 – 16   .515
Monmouth 10 – 8   .556 14 – 21   .400
Manhattan 8 – 10   .444 11 – 21   .344
Marist 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387
Saint Peter's 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313
Fairfield 6 – 12   .333 9 – 22   .290
Niagara 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
† 2019 MAAC tournament winner

The 2018–19 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at People's United Center in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and were led by 2nd-year head coach Baker Dunleavy. They finished the 2018–19 season 16–15 overall, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in a four-way tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament, they were defeated by No. 6 seed Monmouth 92–98 in the quarterfinals.[1] On March 13, 2019, they accepted an invitation to the CIT tournament, where they played NJIT in the opening round on March 18, 2019, losing 81–92.[2]

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2017–18 season 12–21, 7–11 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed at the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 10 seed Siena and upset No. 2 seed Canisius to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to No. 6 seed Fairfield.

Roster

2018–19 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Aaron Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Putnam Science Academy Takoma Park, MD
G 1 Cameron Young 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Arizona Western College Los Angeles, CA
G 2 Matt Balanc 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Springbrook Silver Spring, MD
G 3 Savion Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Half Hollow Hills East Dix Hills, NY
G 5 Tyrese Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cardinal Hayes Beacon, NY
G 10 Tyree Pickron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Archbishop Wood Catholic Philadelphia, PA
G 14 Andrew Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Putnam Science Academy Takoma Park, MD
G 15 Travis Atson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Tulsa Brooklyn, NY
F 21 Nathan Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So New Hampton School Denver, CO
G 22 Rich Kelly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Cheshire Academy Shelton, CT
G 23 Kyle Atkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Archbishop Stepinac White Plains, NY
F 25 Jacob Rigoni 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Mercedes College Adelaide, Australia
G 32 Jack Higgins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Rumson-Fair Haven Rumson, NJ
F 34 Abdulai Bundu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Largo Upper Marlboro, MD
F 45 Kevin Marfo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr George Washington Bergenfield, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2018

Schedule and results

[3][4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 10, 2018*
8:00 pm, FS2 		at No. 9 Villanova L 53–86  0–1
 Finneran Pavilion (10,216)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
November 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Hartford L 54–68  0–2
 People's United Center (543)
Hamden, Connecticut
November 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, Americaeast.tv 		at New Hampshire W 69–63  1–2
 Lundholm Gym (237)
Durham, New Hampshire
November 25, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Maine W 58–50  2–2
 People's United Center (1,012)
Hamden, Connecticut
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, NESN/ESPN+ 		at UMass L 62–69  2–3
 William D. Mullins Memorial Center (2,478)
Amherst, Massachusetts
December 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, Americaeast.tv 		at Stony Brook L 61–71  2–4
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,123)
Stony Brook, New York
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dartmouth W 64–59  3–4
 Leede Arena (437)
Hanover, New Hampshire
December 8, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Lafayette W 88–77  4–4
 People's United Center (2,008)
Hamden, Connecticut
December 16, 2018*
6:00 pm 		vs. Drexel
Air Force Reserve Holiday Showcase 		L 83–92  4–5
 Mohegan Sun Arena (5,812)
Uncasville, Connecticut
December 19, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bethune–Cookman W 87–63  5–5
 People's United Center (548)
Hamden, Connecticut
December 22, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Stony Brook L 73–76  5–6
 People's United Center (828)
Hamden, Connecticut
MAAC regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm, Jasper Sports Network 		at Manhattan W 63–59  6–6
(1–0) 		Draddy Gymnasium (612)
Bronx, New York
January 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Rider L 67–72  6–7
(1–1) 		Alumni Gymnasium (1,350)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Monmouth W 89–83 2OT 7–7
(2–1) 		People's United Center (916)
Hamden, Connecticut
January 13, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Fairfield W 80–78  8–7
(3–1) 		People's United Center (1,547)
Hamden, Connecticut
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Canisius L 63–65  8–8
(3–2) 		People's United Center (792)
Hamden, Connecticut
January 19, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Niagara L 72–75  8–9
(3–3) 		People's United Center (1,353)
Hamden, Connecticut
January 25, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Marist W 92–78  9–9
(4–3) 		McCann Arena (1,309)
Poughkeepsie, New York
January 27, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Peter's W 77–58  10–9
(5–3) 		People's United Center (1,324)
Hamden, Connecticut
February 1, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Canisius L 70–75  10–10
(5–4) 		Koessler Athletic Center (802)
Buffalo, New York
February 3, 2019
2:00 pm, Niagara Sports Network 		at Niagara W 84–73  11–10
(6–4) 		Gallagher Center (998)
Lewiston, New York
February 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Iona W 66–65  12–10
(7–4) 		Hynes Athletic Center (1,532)
New Rochelle, New York
February 12, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Rider W 98–88 OT 13–10
(8–4) 		People's United Center (311)
Hamden, Connecticut
February 15, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Marist L 61–63  13–11
(8–5) 		People's United Center (1,978)
Hamden, Connecticut
February 17, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Siena W 107–100 3OT 14–11
(9–5) 		Times Union Center (7,146)
Albany, New York
February 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Iona L 77–81  14–12
(9–6) 		People's United Center (1,585)
Hamden, Connecticut
February 24, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Monmouth W 68–56  15–12
(10–6) 		OceanFirst Bank Center (2,586)
West Long Branch, New Jersey
March 1, 2019
7:00 pm, Peacocks All-Access 		at Saint Peter's W 77–60  16–12
(11–6) 		Yanitelli Center 
Jersey City, New Jersey
March 3, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Manhattan L 58–62  16–13
(11–7) 		People's United Center 
Hamden, Connecticut
MAAC tournament
March 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(3) vs. (6) Monmouth
Quarterfinals 		L 92–98  16–14
 Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament
March 18, 2019*
7:00 pm 		at NJIT
First round 		L 81–92  16–15
 Wellness and Events Center (777)
Newark, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

References

  1. ^ "Monmouth Hawks vs. Quinnipiac Bobcats Live Score and Stats - March 9, 2019 Gametracker". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bobcats Travel to NJIT in Opening Round of CIT on Monday, March 18". QuinnipiacBobcats.com. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". QuinnipiacBobcats.com. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Quinnipiac Bobcats Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
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